To teach English, drama, and/or media literacy in a NYC public high school.
EDUCATION
New York University: New York, NY
Master’s in Educational Theatre, January 2009. GPA 4.0, inducted into Kappa Delta Pi Teacher’s Honor Society. Provisional licenses in English 7-12 and Drama K-12. Last: 286, ATS-W: 278
The Scholar Ship (TSS): Seven countries
Postgraduate Certificate in Intercultural Communication, December 2007. International education voyage.
Brevard College: Brevard, NC
B.A. English with emphasis in Theatre Arts, B.A. Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education, May 2004. Graduated summa cum laude with Honors, received Citizenship Award, GPA 3.998, inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Brooklyn Community Access Television, Brooklyn, NY August 2009-present
Community producer: Direct various television productions, create and edit television shows
Flushing High School, Flushing, NY September 2011-present
Drama specialist: Lay the foundation for a 3-year sequential theater program; teach Theater of the Oppressed, screenwriting/playwriting, introduction to theater; direct school plays
P.S. 36, John C. Drumgoole School, Staten Island, NY November 2009-June 2011
Drama specialist: Develop and implement drama education program for all classes, K-5, run broadcast journalism class, put on performances, organize field trips to see live theatre
Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Brooklyn, NY Winter 2009, 2010, 2011
Artist mentor: Work one-on-one with emerging artists, ages 7-17 to write and produce original productions (film, drama, dance, and music)
Cambodia Living Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 2009
Performance project mentor: Through Stanford University, worked with a team of U.S. citizens and Cambodian youth to support a production of traditional and contemporary Cambodian performing arts
William E. Grady High School, Brighton Beach, NY March 2009-June 2009
Screenwriting/drama instructor: Plan and execute a 16-week screenwriting and drama course for technical high school students
R. Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School, Bronx, NY March 2009-present
Literacy Coach: Elementary literacy coach, 2nd and 4th grade, responsible for developing and implementing curriculum; high school English and Global History tutor
Brooklyn International High School, Brooklyn, NY September 2008-February 2009
Twelfth grade ELA: Teacher at 100% immigrant school; drama club advisor; maternity leave replacement
Laughing Sage Wellness, New York, NY June-August 2008
Communications Director: wrote and edited all publications for the organization, including a bi-weekly newsletter, marketing materials, and book on women’s health (to be released in 2009)
Community Partnership Charter School, Brooklyn, NY May- June 2008
Permanent substitute for 4th grade classroom
Women’s Expressive Theatre (WET), New York, NY: Spring 2007 and 2008
Mentor adolescent girls in the Risk Takers film series in NYC; discuss women’s issues and empower young girls to take positive risks
The Scholar Ship (TSS), seven countries: September-December 2007
Experiential Education and Onboard Life Teams: Create and implement experiential education manuals for current and future voyages; teach bi-weekly yoga and meditation classes; develop and maintain shipwide directory and health/safety/exercise/nutrition information
Theatrix!, New York, NY: September 2006-May 2007
Served on Board of student-run NYU theatre company; organized festival of new work, performed in original works, assisted with yearly departmental conference
Salk School of Science, New York, NY: May-June 2007
Teacher Assistant through America Reads: Assist with 7th grade art, 8th grade science; co-lead 6-8th grade drama program
Art of Living Foundation, New York, NY: September 2006-May 2007
Office Manager, Youth Empowerment Seminar Assistant: Work with teenagers toward personal growth, understanding, stress-relief and management, relationship building and problem solving
Lawrence International Center for Human Development, India: May 2005-May 2006
Instructor, Curriculum Developer: Taught English in three public schools. Created and implemented a spoken English program for 4-year-olds through adults. Co-founded a charitable organization registered in India to provide education to rural schoolchildren and EBC students
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, Elmer, NJ: September 2004-January 2005
Intern, Arts Education and Outreach: Responsible for coordinating visits for, accompanying and assisting visiting professional artists in an underserved tri-county school system, working with administration to bring artists into schools
SKILLS
GoogleDocs, Adobe PhotoShop and PageMaker, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, AfterClass, Microsoft Office , Video Editing, Curriculum design and implementation
Sewing, Organizing, Gourmet chef, Languages (esp. written)
Canoeing, kayaking, hiking, climbing, swimming
More skills, activities, volunteer experiences, available upon request
DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES RESUME
RECENT DRAMATIC EXPERIENCES
DATE -SHOW/EVENT- GROUP -ROLE
Ongoing: Community producer at BCAT studios
May 2012: directed Cyra and Rocky, directed original student musical, Flushing, NY
February 2012: advisor for Flushing High School talent show, Flushing, NY
June 2011: Produced original musical and original oversize puppet play, Staten Island, NY
June 2010: Produced original musical and film festival, student drama groups, Staten Island, NY
September 2009: American Theatre Art Group, ensemble member, various locations, NYC
August 2009: Turbulent Tibet, an original production to raise awareness of the Tibetan situation, Wings Theatre
June 2009: Screenwriting Film Showcase, William E. Grady Technical High School
December 2008: original high school student show, NYU, co-director (Brooklyn International HS)
November 2008: Edgar Allen Poe tribute, Poepallooza, ensemble
October 2008: NYC festival, Sage Theatre, writer/director
September 2008: 24-hour show, Theatrix!, writer
December 2007: ARTificial Starlight Players, director, workshop manager
October 2007: 24-hour play festival, The Scholar Ship, Writer
August 2007: Sevenstone Point, Memory Stick Players, writer, ensemble
April 2007: Without a Net, C.A.S.T., Ensemble
April 2007: Shoes that were Danced to Pieces, C.A.S.T., Princess
November 2006: The Greatest Magic, Theatrix!, Queen, Knight
September 2006: 24-hour show, Theatrix!, Stephanie
August 2006: New Orleans Coffeehouse, I.A.H.V., spoken word, storytelling
April 2006: The Tiger, L.I.C.H.D., director, narrator
January 2006: English Language Series, L.I.C.H.D., writer, voiceover
RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DATE -DEVELOPMENT- GROUP
Upcoming: selected as presenter at Free Minds, Free People Conference
March 2011: Theatre in Our Schools Conference, American Airlines Theatre
February 2011: Film and Literature of Japan Educators Institute, Japan Society
January and April 2011: Blueprint for the Moving Image Professional Development Series
2010-2011 School year: Professional Development in Theatre (DOE sponsored)
August 2010: Broadcast studio and field production classes, non-linear editing, BCAT Studios
March 2010: Theatre in Our Schools Conference, American Airlines Theatre
2009-2010 School year: Professional Development in Theatre (DOE sponsored)
August 2009: SEALNet Cambodia Living Arts group member (two week fellowship in Cambodia, sponsored by Stanford University)
August 2009: American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) conference scholarship recipient
June 2009: Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO) conference scholarship recipient
May 2009: American Conference on Diversity participant
April 2009: Superflux Collective teaching artist participant
August 2008: Reaching English Language Learners: new approaches participant
August 2008: Roundabout Theatre teacher training institute participant
April 2008: Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Engage! Conference New York University
April 2008: ChARTing the Course Arts Conference NJ Theatre Association
October 2007: 24-hour play festival organizer The Scholar Ship
July-August 2007: Applied theatre summer residency Samuel Beckett Playhouse,
Dublin, Ireland
June-July 2007: Theatre education in the elementary school Ricards Lodge HS and
summer residency Unicorn Theatre, London, UK
May-June 2007: Salk School of Science devised performance: Salk School of Science, NYC
Inside the Head of a Middle School Student
April 2007: Entertainment Co-chair NYU Relay for Life
March 2007: Drama Across the Curriculum and Beyond Conf. New York University
September 2006: Playwriting group Theatrix! New York University
April 2006: English Language Series co-creator and developer Lawrence International Center
for Human Development
PROFESSIONAL RESUME
Lindsay M. Shields
76 Saint James Place Apt. 1A
Brooklyn, NY 11238
canoenyak@hotmail.com
917-952-4559
OBJECTIVE
To teach English, drama, and/or media literacy in a NYC public high school.
EDUCATION
New York University: New York, NY
Master’s in Educational Theatre, January 2009. GPA 4.0, inducted into Kappa Delta Pi Teacher’s Honor Society. Provisional licenses in English 7-12 and Drama K-12. Last: 286, ATS-W: 278
The Scholar Ship (TSS): Seven countries
Postgraduate Certificate in Intercultural Communication, December 2007. International education voyage.
Brevard College: Brevard, NC
B.A. English with emphasis in Theatre Arts, B.A. Wilderness Leadership and Experiential Education, May 2004. Graduated summa cum laude with Honors, received Citizenship Award, GPA 3.998, inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa Honor Society
PROFESSIONAL AND RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Brooklyn Community Access Television, Brooklyn, NY August 2009-present
Community producer: Direct various television productions, create and edit television shows
Flushing High School, Flushing, NY September 2011-present
Drama specialist: Lay the foundation for a 3-year sequential theater program; teach Theater of the Oppressed, screenwriting/playwriting, introduction to theater; direct school plays
P.S. 36, John C. Drumgoole School, Staten Island, NY November 2009-June 2011
Drama specialist: Develop and implement drama education program for all classes, K-5, run broadcast journalism class, put on performances, organize field trips to see live theatre
Brooklyn Arts Exchange, Brooklyn, NY Winter 2009, 2010, 2011
Artist mentor: Work one-on-one with emerging artists, ages 7-17 to write and produce original productions (film, drama, dance, and music)
Cambodia Living Arts, Phnom Penh, Cambodia August 2009
Performance project mentor: Through Stanford University, worked with a team of U.S. citizens and Cambodian youth to support a production of traditional and contemporary Cambodian performing arts
William E. Grady High School, Brighton Beach, NY March 2009-June 2009
Screenwriting/drama instructor: Plan and execute a 16-week screenwriting and drama course for technical high school students
R. Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School, Bronx, NY March 2009-present
Literacy Coach: Elementary literacy coach, 2nd and 4th grade, responsible for developing and implementing curriculum; high school English and Global History tutor
Brooklyn International High School, Brooklyn, NY September 2008-February 2009
Twelfth grade ELA: Teacher at 100% immigrant school; drama club advisor; maternity leave replacement
Laughing Sage Wellness, New York, NY June-August 2008
Communications Director: wrote and edited all publications for the organization, including a bi-weekly newsletter, marketing materials, and book on women’s health (to be released in 2009)
Community Partnership Charter School, Brooklyn, NY May- June 2008
Permanent substitute for 4th grade classroom
Women’s Expressive Theatre (WET), New York, NY: Spring 2007 and 2008
Mentor adolescent girls in the Risk Takers film series in NYC; discuss women’s issues and empower young girls to take positive risks
The Scholar Ship (TSS), seven countries: September-December 2007
Experiential Education and Onboard Life Teams: Create and implement experiential education manuals for current and future voyages; teach bi-weekly yoga and meditation classes; develop and maintain shipwide directory and health/safety/exercise/nutrition information
Theatrix!, New York, NY: September 2006-May 2007
Served on Board of student-run NYU theatre company; organized festival of new work, performed in original works, assisted with yearly departmental conference
Salk School of Science, New York, NY: May-June 2007
Teacher Assistant through America Reads: Assist with 7th grade art, 8th grade science; co-lead 6-8th grade drama program
Art of Living Foundation, New York, NY: September 2006-May 2007
Office Manager, Youth Empowerment Seminar Assistant: Work with teenagers toward personal growth, understanding, stress-relief and management, relationship building and problem solving
Lawrence International Center for Human Development, India: May 2005-May 2006
Instructor, Curriculum Developer: Taught English in three public schools. Created and implemented a spoken English program for 4-year-olds through adults. Co-founded a charitable organization registered in India to provide education to rural schoolchildren and EBC students
Appel Farm Arts and Music Center, Elmer, NJ: September 2004-January 2005
Intern, Arts Education and Outreach: Responsible for coordinating visits for, accompanying and assisting visiting professional artists in an underserved tri-county school system, working with administration to bring artists into schools
SKILLS
GoogleDocs, Adobe PhotoShop and PageMaker, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, AfterClass, Microsoft Office , Video Editing, Curriculum design and implementation
Sewing, Organizing, Gourmet chef, Languages (esp. written)
Canoeing, kayaking, hiking, climbing, swimming
More skills, activities, volunteer experiences, available upon request
DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES RESUME
RECENT DRAMATIC EXPERIENCES
DATE -SHOW/EVENT- GROUP -ROLE
Ongoing: Community producer at BCAT studios
May 2012: directed Cyra and Rocky, directed original student musical, Flushing, NY
February 2012: advisor for Flushing High School talent show, Flushing, NY
June 2011: Produced original musical and original oversize puppet play, Staten Island, NY
June 2010: Produced original musical and film festival, student drama groups, Staten Island, NY
September 2009: American Theatre Art Group, ensemble member, various locations, NYC
August 2009: Turbulent Tibet, an original production to raise awareness of the Tibetan situation, Wings Theatre
June 2009: Screenwriting Film Showcase, William E. Grady Technical High School
December 2008: original high school student show, NYU, co-director (Brooklyn International HS)
November 2008: Edgar Allen Poe tribute, Poepallooza, ensemble
October 2008: NYC festival, Sage Theatre, writer/director
September 2008: 24-hour show, Theatrix!, writer
December 2007: ARTificial Starlight Players, director, workshop manager
October 2007: 24-hour play festival, The Scholar Ship, Writer
August 2007: Sevenstone Point, Memory Stick Players, writer, ensemble
April 2007: Without a Net, C.A.S.T., Ensemble
April 2007: Shoes that were Danced to Pieces, C.A.S.T., Princess
November 2006: The Greatest Magic, Theatrix!, Queen, Knight
September 2006: 24-hour show, Theatrix!, Stephanie
August 2006: New Orleans Coffeehouse, I.A.H.V., spoken word, storytelling
April 2006: The Tiger, L.I.C.H.D., director, narrator
January 2006: English Language Series, L.I.C.H.D., writer, voiceover
RECENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DATE -DEVELOPMENT- GROUP
Upcoming: selected as presenter at Free Minds, Free People Conference
March 2011: Theatre in Our Schools Conference, American Airlines Theatre
February 2011: Film and Literature of Japan Educators Institute, Japan Society
January and April 2011: Blueprint for the Moving Image Professional Development Series
2010-2011 School year: Professional Development in Theatre (DOE sponsored)
August 2010: Broadcast studio and field production classes, non-linear editing, BCAT Studios
March 2010: Theatre in Our Schools Conference, American Airlines Theatre
2009-2010 School year: Professional Development in Theatre (DOE sponsored)
August 2009: SEALNet Cambodia Living Arts group member (two week fellowship in Cambodia, sponsored by Stanford University)
August 2009: American Alliance for Theatre and Education (AATE) conference scholarship recipient
June 2009: Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO) conference scholarship recipient
May 2009: American Conference on Diversity participant
April 2009: Superflux Collective teaching artist participant
August 2008: Reaching English Language Learners: new approaches participant
August 2008: Roundabout Theatre teacher training institute participant
April 2008: Shakespeare: Page, Stage, Engage! Conference New York University
April 2008: ChARTing the Course Arts Conference NJ Theatre Association
October 2007: 24-hour play festival organizer The Scholar Ship
July-August 2007: Applied theatre summer residency Samuel Beckett Playhouse,
Dublin, Ireland
June-July 2007: Theatre education in the elementary school Ricards Lodge HS and
summer residency Unicorn Theatre, London, UK
May-June 2007: Salk School of Science devised performance: Salk School of Science, NYC
Inside the Head of a Middle School Student
April 2007: Entertainment Co-chair NYU Relay for Life
March 2007: Drama Across the Curriculum and Beyond Conf. New York University
September 2006: Playwriting group Theatrix! New York University
April 2006: English Language Series co-creator and developer Lawrence International Center
for Human Development
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